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  • • Peyton Manning launches Omaha Productions
    As many try to figure out what Peyton Manning will do in his post-playing career, here’s the hiding-in-plain-sight reality: He’s doing it. Manning slowly but surely is building a portfolio of TV programming. Via Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Manning has started Omaha Productions, named for his shotgun-formation catch phrase. Among other things, [more]...2021
  • England star Kane 'exploring' NFL career move
    • England star Kane 'exploring' NFL career move
    Tottenham and England captain Harry Kane has reiterated his desire to become a kicker in the NFL after his playing career....2021
  • • Frank Reich consulted Peyton Manning about Colts’ QB options
    Some have wondered if Peyton Manning will get back into football by running a team at some point, but he has thus far resisted that option for his post-playing career. Manning has still done some player evaluation work, however. Colts head coach Frank Reich was an assistant for the team when Manning was their quarterback [more]...2021
  • • Red Sox legend Dustin Pedroia retires after 14 MLB seasons, three World Series rings
    Pedroia, the 2008 AL MVP, spent his entire playing career in Boston...2021
  • • Lions announce hirings of Duce Staley, Mark Brunell, Mark DeLeone
    The Lions made it official on Friday morning, announcing the hirings of assistant coaches Duce Staley, Mark Brunell, and Mark DeLeone. Staley will serve as the club’s assistant head coach/running backs coach. He spent the majority of his playing career and all of his coaching career with the Eagles. Staley had been Philadelphia’s running backs [more]...2021
  • Paroled player back in football after fatal crash
    • Paroled player back in football after fatal crash
    Striker Joao Maleck will resume his playing career at Deportivo Cafessa less than two months after being released from prison on parole....2021
  • • Toronto Argonauts sign Martavis Bryant
    Wide receiver Martavis Bryant is heading to the Canadian Football League in a bid to resume his playing career. The Toronto Argonauts announced on Monday that they have signed Bryant to their roster. Bryant last appeared in an NFL game with the Raiders during the 2018 season. He had 19 catches for 266 yards in [more]...2021
  • • Report: Eagles interviewing Chris Harris for defensive coordinator
    Chris Harris ended his playing career in 2012 after eight seasons. He began his coaching career the following year and has had a rapid ascent since. Harris, currently the defensive backs coach for the Washington Football Team, is interviewing with the Eagles for their defensive coordinator position. Harris served as a defense quality control coach [more]...2021
  • • G League: Westchester Knicks hire Jaren Jackson Sr., promote Ryan Borges
    The Westchester Knicks, the official NBA G League affiliate of the New York Knicks, announced the hiring of Jaren Jackson Sr. as an assistant coach and the promotion of Ryan Borges to Assistant General Manager. Jackson Sr. joins second-year head coach Derrick Alston’s ranks with a 13-year professional playing career under his belt and 18 … Continue reading "G League: Westchester Knicks hire ...2021
  • • 'One of the greatest': Retiring Rooney lauded on social media
    After he was confirmed as permanent Derby manager, Wayne Rooney's playing career was lauded across the football world....2021

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Playing Career injury and suspension

  • • Paroled player back in football after fatal crash
    Striker Joao Maleck will resume his playing career at Deportivo Cafessa less than two months after being released from prison on parole....2021
  • • Monday night injury apparently ends Bucs center A.Q. Shipley’s career
    The playing career of Buccaneers center A.Q. Shipley seems to be over. Coach Bruce Arians told reporters that Shipley will be going on injured reserve, and that he’ll be “starting his coaching career.” Arians suggested that Shipley’s Monday night injury, originally downplayed as a stinger, was far more severe. Shipley, 34, entered the league in [more]...2020
  • • 2019-20 Player Review: Ryan Murray has ability, but not availability
    Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images The brittle blue liner missed extended time, but maybe found a way forward? After seven seasons in the NHL, Ryan Murray is very much a known entity. The #2 overall pick by the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2012 has never quite lived up to his draft position, but he has skills which make him a valuable contributor on the blue line. He positions himsel...2020
  • • Kevin Durant in 2010 Team USA was the precursor to modern-day ‘stretch 4’
    Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant, who has been sidelined during the 2019-20 NBA season with an Achilles injury, possesses many accolades during his decade-plus distinguished playing career. Among Durant’s achievements are two gold medals at Summer Olympic Games with the U.S. men’s national team and a gold medal at the 2010 FIBA World Cup […] The post Kevin Durant in 2010 T...2020
  • • Alumni Spotlight: The Lowe Family
    Team USAU.S. MenThe final play of Darren Lowe’s Hall of Fame lacrosse career ended with him laying on the turf…and he couldn’t have been happier. Lowe had just passed the ball to his brother, Kevin, as Team USA ran out the clock to beat Canada to win the 2002 world championship in Australia. Nearly three decades earlier, their father, Alan, had also suited up in red, white and blue to help the U.S...2020
  • • Ex-Barcelona wonderkid Bojan hopes he can find happiness, 'freedom' with Montreal Impact
    MONTREAL -- "Freedom." That's what Bojan Krkic is chasing on the pitch. It's also the way he describes how he'd like to play football. He has found it in small doses during his decade-and-a-half-long playing career: briefly on Barcelona's youth teams where he broke many age-related scoring records, earning the unbearable burden as "the next Messi"; at free...2020
  • • Report: Former Jaguars OT Tony Boselli was in ICU due to COVID-19
    Bleacher Report NFL columnist Mike Freeman has been keeping close tabs on those tied to the NFL who are dealing with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier Saturday afternoon, Freeman reported that former Jaguars offensive tackle Tony Boselli had been hospitalized with COVID-19. Freeman followed up, adding the 47-year old Boselli was first placed in the intensive care unit, but he appeare...2020
  • • Rams interested in longtime Washington TE Jordan Reed
    Longtime Redskins tight end Jordan Reed has suffered at least seven concussions since the start of his collegiate career, and his latest concussion forced him to miss the entire 2019 season. He finally cleared the concussion protocol earlier this month, which allowed Washington to release him and save a fair amount of money against the cap. But despite the troubling head injuries and the fact that...2020
  • • Vontaze Burfict hopes to continue playing career in 2020 after his suspension was lifted by NFL
    Burfict was suspended for the final 12 games of the 2019 season for repeat violations of the player safety rules...2020
  • • Jordan Reed wants to keep playing despite concussion issues
    Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed is not letting his seventh career concussion be a career-ender, at least not right now. According to Ben Standig of The Athletic, Reed was finally cleared Wednesday from the league’s concussion protocol. The tight end expects to be released by Washington in the days to come, but has every intention of continuing to play. This was backed up by ESPN’s John K...2020

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Playing Career lifestyle

  • • Every known tattoo on Nate Robinson’s body
    Three-time Slam Dunk champion Nate Robinson has so many tattoos on his body that it’s impossible to track each one. The Seattle native, who was one of the most exciting players to watch in the NBA during his playing career, is inked all over his upper body and has a few on his legs as […] The post Every known tattoo on Nate Robinson’s body appeared first on ClutchPoints....2020
  • • Esteban Loaiza gets three years in prison in drug case
    Former MLB pitcher Esteban Loaiza will spend three years in prison after being sentenced in a drug case. Loaiza was caught trying to move $500,000 worth of cocaine last year and will self-surrender to begin serving his sentence in April. Loaiza was sentenced Friday. He had faced life in prison, according to TMZ, so avoiding that would seem to be a success for him, but he will still be deported to ...2019
  • Bournemouth forward Jermain Defoe won't rule out MLS return: 'I enjoyed it'
    • Bournemouth forward Jermain Defoe won't rule out MLS return: 'I enjoyed it'
    Former Toronto striker Jermain Defoe refused to rule out a return to MLS and compared DC United's Wayne Rooney's passing ability to that of Dennis Bergkamp's for Arsenal. AFC Bournemouth's Jermain Defoe insists he'd have scored more Premier League goals than Thierry Henry if he hadn't moved to the MLS and praises Paul Scholes as the best he has played against...2018
  • • Look: Anthony Davis buys massive $7.5 million mansion in California
    New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis could be the next big name to join the Los Angeles Lakers after LeBron James. Well, maybe not, but Davis did buy a huge pad near the City of Angels.TMZ Sports reported on Monday that Davis purchased a $7.5 million humble abode in Westlake Village, California, and posted an overhead image of the sprawling estate on Twitter: It’s pretty much a straight sh...2018
  • Tackling Tech: More, Better Post-NFL Careers Marked 2017
    • Tackling Tech: More, Better Post-NFL Careers Marked 2017
    When it comes to building an off-the-field career, there's no time like the present for NFL players to start, as the league, the players association and the sports-tech industry have collectively generated more opportunities than ever before. Experiences - and even their biometric data - count as a valuable, marketable asset. The NFLPA and ACE Combine for Content   Source: NFLPA.c...2017
  • • Rockets coach John Lucas on marijuana: ‘It can kill you’
    Houston Rockets assistant coach John Lucas is someone we should listen to when it comes to substance abuse issues in the professional sports world.A former No. 1 overall pick of the Rockets back in 1976, Lucas dealt with cocaine and alcohol addiction during his playing career.Cocaine itself was a major issue in the United States at the time, directly impacting several teammates of Lucas with the R...2017
  • • Johnny Manziel’s heavy college drug use detailed
    Johnny Manziel has been in rehab during his playing career, so it’s no surprise to hear that he has used various drugs in addition to his alcohol abuse. But the extent to which he used drugs even during his time as a star at Texas A&M is somewhat surprising. Vanity Fair has a lengthy feature on Manziel for its November issue titled, “The Fight to Save Johnny Manziel from All-Out Self-Destruction.”...2016
  • • Lawrence Taylor Arrested: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
    2016
  • • Aaron Rodgers Comments on Changes to Diet, Impact on His Health
    2016
  • • Harry Carson Comments on CTE, NFL Player Safety and More
    2016

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Playing Career trade, contract, salary rumors

  • Philip Rivers undecided on playing future
    • Philip Rivers undecided on playing future
    If Rivers chooses to come back — and he did say shortly after he signed a one-year contract with the Colts that he wanted to continue his playing career through the 2021 season — Indianapolis would surely welcome him with open arms....2021
  • • RUMOR: John Collins’ availability ‘monitored closely’ by teams around the league
    Atlanta Hawks big man John Collins has yet to sign a contract extension with the team as he heads to the fourth season of his young playing career in the league. If both sides fail to get a deal done in the near future, it is expected that a lot of teams will be swooping […] The post RUMOR: John Collins’ availability ‘monitored closely’ by teams around the league appeared f...2020
  • • 3 ideal landing spots for Tristan Thompson in NBA free agency
    Cleveland Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason for the first time in his NBA career. The one-time champion, who has spent his entire playing career with the Cavs, should look to leave Cleveland this offseason since the Cavs are not even close to even being a playoff team in […] The post 3 ideal landing spots for Tristan Thompson in NBA free age...2020
  • • Ohio State OL Wyatt Davis declares for NFL draft
    Ohio State head coach Ryan Day is still pushing for the Big Ten to reverse course and play football this fall, but one of the team’s top players has decided to stop waiting and move on to the next step of his playing career. Guard Wyatt Davis announced that he is declaring for the 2021 [more]...2020
  • • DeAndre Hopkins wanted to negotiate own deal as training for post-playing career aspirations
    Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins negotiated the majority of his new contract with the Arizona Cardinals himself. The new two-year extension supplants the three remaining years he had on his existing deal to total a five-year agreement worth up to $94 million with a voidable fifth year. Hopkins took control of his contractual future because he [more]...2020
  • • 2019-20 Player Review: Ryan Murray has ability, but not availability
    Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images The brittle blue liner missed extended time, but maybe found a way forward? After seven seasons in the NHL, Ryan Murray is very much a known entity. The #2 overall pick by the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2012 has never quite lived up to his draft position, but he has skills which make him a valuable contributor on the blue line. He positions himsel...2020
  • • John Lynch on Jordan Reed: We feel risk is worth potential reward
    Jordan Reed will get a chance to resume his playing career with the 49ers. The 49ers signed Reed to a one-year deal on Monday with the hope that he’ll be a productive addition to the offense. In order for that to happen, Reed will have to stay healthy and that’s been the major sticking point [more]...2020
  • • Alex Rodriguez, who made $440 million in playing career, says MLB players should accept salary cap
    Rodriguez's comments come as he continues his bid to buy the Mets...2020
  • • Caron Butler offers interesting take about basketball’s G.O.A.T.
    Former NBA swingman Caron Butler played alongside and against some of the best basketball players that have ever lived as he playing career spanned about 15 years atop the highest level. As a result, Butler definitely knows a thing or two about the game and was recently asked about the greatest NBA player of all […] The post Caron Butler offers interesting take about basketball’s G.O.A...2020
  • • Alumni Spotlight: The Lowe Family
    Team USAU.S. MenThe final play of Darren Lowe’s Hall of Fame lacrosse career ended with him laying on the turf…and he couldn’t have been happier. Lowe had just passed the ball to his brother, Kevin, as Team USA ran out the clock to beat Canada to win the 2002 world championship in Australia. Nearly three decades earlier, their father, Alan, had also suited up in red, white and blue to help the U.S...2020

Playing Career stats and results

  • • Caron Butler offers interesting take about basketball’s G.O.A.T.
    Former NBA swingman Caron Butler played alongside and against some of the best basketball players that have ever lived as he playing career spanned about 15 years atop the highest level. As a result, Butler definitely knows a thing or two about the game and was recently asked about the greatest NBA player of all […] The post Caron Butler offers interesting take about basketball’s G.O.A...2020
  • • Agent: Michael Jordan Would Average ‘Between 50 and 60’ Today
    An in-his-prime Michael Jordan would torch today’s NBA competition for something “between 50 and 60” points a night, according to David Falk, who represented His Airness throughout his legendary playing career. MJ has the highest regular season (30.1 PPG) and playoff (33.4 PPG) scoring averages of all time, and no current player is “remotely” in […] The post Age...2020
  • • Former Astros slugger Evan Gattis confirms he is 'done playing'
    Burly backstop-turned-DH Evan Gattis confirmed his playing career is now finished during an appearance on the "755 Is Real" podcast with The Athletic’s David O’Brien and Eric O’Flaherty (audio link; profanity warning). Gattis, 33, says he’s “done playing” professionally. This news was expected. Gattis did not play in 2018 after wrapping up his tenure with the Astros. Last we heard, he was not seek...2020
  • • George Kittle will not get surgery on torn labrum
    At the tender age of 26, 49ers TE George Kittle has become arguably the best tight end in football. And his performance over the past several seasons is even more impressive in light of his recent revelation on a Pardon My Take podcast (h/t Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk). Kittle said that he has played the past two seasons with a torn labrum, which he sustained in a 2018 preseason game. Ho...2020
  • • LeBron wrote tribute to Kobe Bryant on shoes night he passed him in scoring
    LeBron James delivered a tribute to Kobe Bryant on the night that he passed the retired star on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Saturday night in Philadlephia, LeBron needed 18 points to pass Kobe on the career scoring list. He hit that mark in the second half of the game and got a standing ovation during a timeout afterwards. What was cool is that LeBron wrote a message on his shoes to honor Kob...2020
  • Behind ‘The Crown’: How Chris Schiller Helped Build A Major Lacrosse Event In The South
    • Behind ‘The Crown’: How Chris Schiller Helped Build A Major Lacrosse Event In The South
    Behind ‘The Crown’: How Chris Schiller Helped Build A Major Lacrosse Event In The South Chris Schiller was not ready to give up on lacrosse after his playing career ended. His indoor career with the Rochester Knighthawks resulted in a 2007 title and an induction into the Knighthawks Hall of Fame in 2016. He also played for the United States in two FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship...2019
  • • Former NFL QB Austin Davis joins Seahawks' coaching staff
    The Seahawks recently announced several changes to their coaching staff, and perhaps the most notable was the addition of former NFL quarterback Austin Davis as an offensive assistant. Davis hadn’t formally announced his retirement after being cut by the Titans earlier this month, but it’s now to safe assume he’s ended his playing career. A 2012 undrafted free agent out of Southern Mississippi, Da...2019
  • • Pirates add World Series hero David Eckstein to front office
    The Pirates have hired former major-league infielder David Eckstein to serve as a special assistant for baseball operations, Adam Berry of MLB.com was among those to report. Eckstein is now in the same organization as his brother, Rick Eckstein, who is entering his first season as the Pirates’ hitting coach. This is David Eckstein’s first front office role since his playing career ended in 2010, t...2019
  • • Report: Jordan Crawford reaches deal to play in China
    Veteran NBA guard Jordan Crawford appears set to resume his playing career overseas. According to Emiliano Carchia of Sportando, Crawford has reached a deal with China’s Shanxi Brave Dragons. Crawford, a first-round draft pick in 2010, has appeared in 281 career regular season games, averaging 12.2 points per game on .411/.317/.826 shooting. Most recently, he finished the 2017/18 season with the P...2018
  • • Nuggets announce they have signed Nick Young
    Nick Young has been looking for an opportunity to continue his playing career since the offseason, and a team has finally decided to add him to the mix. The Denver Nuggets announced on Monday that they have signed Young to a contract. Young won a championship ring with the Golden State Warriors last year. He averaged 7.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game during the regular season and played just 10...2018

Playing Career parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Frank Reich: Pressure’s not on us, no one will give us a chance
    The most memorable moment of Frank Reich’s playing career came during a playoff game in Buffalo and he’ll be back in his old stomping grounds on Saturday. Reich won’t be playing quarterback this time, however. He will be looking for a big moment in his head coaching career when he leads the Colts into their [more]...2021
  • • Erik Kramer’s ex-wife charged with 12 felonies for abusing, stealing from him
    Five years ago today, former NFL quarterback Erik Kramer shot himself in the head in a suicide attempt. Kramer survived, but brain damage left him unable to process complex decisions like managing the millions of dollars he earned in his playing career. And now a woman who married Kramer the year after his suicide attempt [more]...2020
  • • Alumni Spotlight: The Lowe Family
    2020
  • • DaMarcus Beasley's post-playing career plan? USL franchise owner in Fort Wayne
    From the moment DaMarcus Beasley retired from professional soccer at the end of the 2019 Major League Soccer season, he felt a low rumble of unease. Granted, this is a man used to playing in front of tens of thousands in some of the biggest competitions the game had to offer, but he was stepping into the unknown; while there was excitement at what the future could hold, there was also uncertainty ...2020
  • • LeBron wrote tribute to Kobe Bryant on shoes night he passed him in scoring
    2020
  • • Nationals reliever Koda Glover retiring at age 26
    In a surprising and saddening development, Nationals reliever Koda Glover has announced that he’s retiring as a player at just 26 years of age. Injuries have ravaged the former eighth-round pick’s promising career and limited him to just 55 1/3 innings since making his Major League debut as a 23-year-old back in 2016. Glover had Tommy John surgery before he was even drafted by the Nationals and ha...2019
  • Xabi Alonso on managerial ambitions: You get that itch and then you say ‘F***, I like this!’
    • Xabi Alonso on managerial ambitions: You get that itch and then you say ‘F***, I like this!’
    The former Liverpool midfielder is loving his new post-playing career life with Real Sociedad B...2019
  • • Jose Reyes hopes to play in 2019
    Veteran infielder Jose Reyes is planning to play the 2019 season, Anthony Rieber of Newsday reports on Twitter. When last we checked in, Reyes had indicated uncertainty as to whether he’d continue his playing career. The question remains whether Reyes will receive an appealing opportunity. His on-field decline is certainly part of the picture. But Reyes will likely find it especially hard to get a...2019
  • • Report: Marlins downplaying J.T. Realmuto three-team trade rumors
    The Marlins are downplaying rumors of a potential three-team swap that would send catcher J.T. Realmuto to the Mets, per USA Today’s Bob Nightengale (via Twitter). The Yankees would also be included in this hypothetical blockbuster, but the Marlins aren’t lending much credence to the idea. They do plan to move Realmuto, it seems, and with only three teams reportedly in the mix, the Marlins could b...2018
  • • Packers fire associate head coach Winston Moss
    Joe Philbin has made his first move as interim head coach. The Packers announced that they’ve “parted ways” with associate head coach/linebackers coach Winston Moss. ESPN’s Rob Demovsky reports that it was Philbin’s decision to make the move. “We thank Winston for his contributions to the Packers over the past 13 years,” said Philbin. “We hope for the best for Winston and his family moving forward...2018

Top Playing Career news

  • • Terrell Owens Had Agent Reach Out to Dallas Cowboys After Dez Bryant's Injury
    2015
  • • Former NBA Player Earl Lloyd Dies at Age 86
    2015
  • • Phil Jackson, NBA's Lord of the Rings, Faces Ultimate Test: Saving the Knicks
    2015
  • • Basketball Hall of Famer Moses Malone Dies at 60
    2015
  • • Kobe Bryant to Retire After 2015-16 Season: Latest Comments and Reaction
    2015
  • • Vancouver Canucks name NHL ironman Doug Jarvis as assistant coach
    VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have named Doug Jarvis, holder of the NHL's ironman record, as an assistant coach. The Brantford, Ont., native has 26 years of coaching experience following a 13-season NHL playing career. He is a six-time......2016
  • • Derrick Rose Opens Up About 'I Can't Breathe' Shirt
    2014
  • • Kobe Bryant Confirms He Wanted to Join Michael Jordan on Wizards
    2015
  • • Banned, but Bountiful: Marijuana Coveted by NFL Players as Invaluable Painkiller
    2015
  • • Kevin Garnett Trade Rumors: Latest Buzz and Speculation on Nets Star
    2015
  • • Brazilian legend Pele thinks US should host 2026 World Cup, gives USMNT vote of confidence
    2015
  • • Where Are All the Black NBA Coaches? Examining a Sudden, Silent Disappearance
    2015
  • • Texans hire ex-Patriots receiver Wes Welker as an assistant coach
    One of the game's best slot receivers, Welker caught 903 passes in his playing career...2017
  • • Darryl Strawberry Says He Had Sex in MLB Clubhouse During Games
    2016

Playing Career fantasy rankings and news

  • • Paul Molitor's Managerial Career Beginning as Brightly as Playing Days
    2015

Playing Career schedule, game

  • • Frank Reich: Pressure’s not on us, no one will give us a chance
    2021
  • • Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s advice to Rob Pelinka about acquiring Anthony Davis after 2018 workouts
    The late Los Angeles Lakers icon in Kobe Bryant was known for mentoring select up-and-coming players after his retirement from a decorated 20-year playing career back in 2016. One of them was Anthony Davis, who worked out together with the Lakers legend back in the summer of 2018. After the training session, Davis’ game on […] The post Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s advice to Rob Pe...2020
  • • Monday night injury apparently ends Bucs center A.Q. Shipley’s career
    2020
  • • Remembering Hall of Famer Dick Watts
    AdministratorsCoachesFoundationPress ReleaseRichard (Dick) Watts, a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame who served as the men’s lacrosse head coach at UMBC for 23 years, passed away Sunday. He was 92 years old. Watts led the Retrievers to the 1980 NCAA Division II championship and was named the USILA’s Coach of the Year that season. The championship was the high point of a coaching career...2020
  • • 3 ideal landing spots for Tristan Thompson in NBA free agency
    2020
  • • DeAndre Hopkins wanted to negotiate own deal as training for post-playing career aspirations
    2020
  • • 2019-20 Player Review: Ryan Murray has ability, but not availability
    2020
  • • Alumni Spotlight: The Lowe Family
    2020
  • • Agent: Michael Jordan Would Average ‘Between 50 and 60’ Today
    2020
  • • Barry Bonds on MLB: 'I feel like a ghost. ... My heart is broken'
    All-time home run leader Barry Bonds missed out once again on the Baseball Hall of Fame this year. He has not come close to reaching the percentage needed for Cooperstown since retiring from the game back in 2007. It’s the harsh reality for someone who is more linked to baseball’s steroid era than anyone else. Bonds is now in Arizona working as an instructor for his former San Francisco Giants squ...2020

Playing Career rumors, scandals, hoax

  • • O'Connor: Why baseball needs Derek Jeter today as much as ever
    With a cheating scandal rocking the sport, his Hall of Fame election is a time to remember that his playing career still means so much....2020
  • • Chase Utley plans to retire at season's end
    Chase Utley has called a press conference for 3:15pm PT at Dodger Stadium this afternoon, the Dodgers announced. However, while immediate speculation was that the 39-year-old will announce his retirement, that’s not the case — at least not immediately. Yahoo’s Jeff Passan tweets that Utley’s announcement will address his present and his future but will not be accompanied by immediate retirement.Jo...2018
  • • Report: Patriots planning to trade Gronkowski before draft
    Rob Gronkowski has yet to say if he will continue his playing career in 2018, and perhaps he simply wants to play football somewhere other than New England.Ken Laird, a producer for the “Kirk & Callahan” Show on WEEI in Boston, reported on Tuesday morning that the Patriots are planning to trade Gronkowski at some point between now and the NFL Draft. It should be noted that Laird is not an actual r...2018
  • • Former Lions WR Calvin Johnson: I’m not coming back
    There had been some rumors during the 2017 regular season that Calvin Johnson might make a comeback after a two-year hiatus from the NFL.While seemingly still in the prime of his career, Johnson abruptly retired from the NFL at the age of 30 following the 2015 season. It came after he put up 88 receptions for 1,214 yards and nine touchdowns for the Lions.The speculation of him returning to the gam...2018
  • • Su’a Cravens receives medical clearance, plans to play in 2018
    Washington Redskins safety Su’a Cravens left the team back in September under some unusual circumstances and was eventually ruled ineligible to play for the remainder of the season, but he is planning to continue his playing career in 2018.On Tuesday, Cravens’ agent released a statement revealing that the 22-year-old has received medical clearance and is looking forward to making a return. Cravens...2017
  • • Michael Jordan crying meme makes Jeopardy!
    We are truly living in a new age when Michael Jordan makes it on “Jeopardy!” not for his on-court accomplishments, but for his infamous meme. On Wednesday night’s edition of the show, MJ was the subject of a clue about his crying meme. Jordan was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009. He cried at different points during his induction speech, but it wasn’t until three years later that s...2017
  • • Women's Final Four Preview: Maryland vs. Penn State
    The NCAA tournament will open with a rematch between the Big Ten's top two teams — No. 1 seed Maryland and No. 4 seed Penn State — on Friday evening at Gilette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. On April 20, the Nittany Lions handed Maryland its toughest challenge of the regular season, taking the Terps down to the wire for a two-goal game. Penn State tied the Terps 6-6 at halftime by outshooting them, ...2017
  • • Steve Smith has harsh words about Brock Osweiler
    The fire that burned inside Steve Smith during his playing career has not disappeared now that he’s retired.Smith is now an analyst for NFL Network and spewed some hot fire when talking about Brock Osweiler on Friday.It started with former GM Charley Casserly saying he didn’t think the players available on Day 2 of the NFL Draft were better than Osweiler. That’s when Smith interjected: “Anybody’s ...2017
  • • Oral history of the 1967 NFL Draft: The year Steve Spurrier was the draft's No. 1 quarterback
    Not that you need a reminder at this late date in the drawn-out proceedings, but the names to know at quarterback in this year’s NFL draft are Clemson’s DeShaun Watson, North Carolina’s Mitchell Trubisky, Notre Dame’s Deshone Kizer, and Texas Tech’s Patrick Mahomes. But 50 years ago this spring, one of the most memorable and talent-laden draft classes in NFL history featured just two passers who w...2017
  • • Report: Jets will not try to recoup Darrelle Revis’ guaranteed money
    The New York Jets will still be paying Darrelle Revis the guaranteed money he is owed on his contract despite their plans to release him on March 9.Revis signed a 5-year, $70 million deal with the Jets in 2015 that paid him $39 million guaranteed. $6 million of that balance remained in 2017, and SNY’s Ralph Vacchiano says the Jets plan to pay it out. There was speculation upon Revis being arrested...2017

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